Museum and Arctic Science Centre - I visited on a Sunday and there weren't too many people there. The exhibitions are well curated, nicely set out with enough information for you to gain a good insight into the history and culture of the Arctic, Finland and the Saami. I liked how the exhibitions were seamless in that they were all inter-related and presented a very holistic picture of history, people, culture, nature. I found the gift shop quite pricey and limited selection.
The whole Arktikum has different rooms to visit. You will learn about the history of Sami people but also from various scientific research such as northern lights. There are also various room that are well made for families, thus offering the opportunity to everybody to learn about Lapland!
还是慕名赶到圣诞老人村去玩了下,结果就是一个卖纪念品的地方,除了比较有意义的就是到了北极圈以内了,大家都在北极圈的线上跳过去跳过来的,而且见到了圣诞老人,圣诞老人体形超级大的,而且还能用中文忽悠
Is a small musuem but gives a comprehensive explanation on the history of Lapland area as well as the Sami population.
The best part of the museum was the mini-planetarium with the northern lights animation featuring the firefox legend, which was well done. There were some interesting old films of the region,an ice cave and some pretty Sami costumes, but the rest was your run-of-the-mill stuffed mooses and bird calls; good if you're killing time before a flight. Overpriced though.
if you haven't read abt the Arctic, Lapland history and the Northern Lights then Arktikum can give you the background. Also worth a visit if you've done all the other outdoor excursions.
I didn't want to miss this, and was worried I ended up going quite late so couldn't even manage two hours here. I actually didn't quite spend an hour. It was a nice museum but quite 'dry' displays (ok, to me they were boring), so you move round quickly enough. The more interactive part for kids about the arctic was ok but there wasn't much to read/do so I zoomed through that. Not sure I learnt much. Maybe this is aimed at a different audience. A nice building with pretty ice sculptures out the front, though. Oh and the cafe was shut, it's only open weekdays.
The design of Arktikum is nice. Basically, Arktikum shows displays of the history of Indigenous people, aurora and climatic changes. These displays gave my friends and I a booster knowledge. At the end of Arktikum building, it is facing a lake. We were told that we might see aurora from that direction if we were lucky. But we were not lucky at all. Arktikum is a "good to visit" but not a must.
Excellent trip. All thermal clothing supplied. You drive your own vehicle. The Ice Hotel and guide were outstanding.
It's a museum where you get an insight in the history and culture of the region . Very well documented and organised , it gives information about the surrounding nature , the burning of Rovaniemi during WW II , the Sami culture . Certainly worth a visit .